Dunne Foxe Island is one of the Canadian arctic islands in Nunavut, Canada within western Hudson Bay. The hamlet of Whale Cove is 25 km (16 mi) to the west.[1]
Dunne Foxe Island Dunne Foxe Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Hudson Bay |
| Coordinates | 62°18′N 092°13′W |
| Archipelago | Arctic Archipelago |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Nunavut | Nunavut |
| Region | Kivalliq |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
The island was named on July 30, 1631, by Arctic explorer, Captain Luke Foxe.[2]
Dunne Foxe island Brooke Cobham.
Islands of the Kivalliq Region | |
|---|---|
| Islands of Chesterfield Inlet | |
| Islands of Foxe Basin | |
| Islands of Hudson Bay | |
Islands in italics are inhabited. See also Islands of the Kitikmeot Region, Islands of the Qikiqtaaluk Region | |
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